“I do concur that two 12-to-6 elbows were thrown. But those strikes did not impact the outcome of the bout and I have addressed this mistake with Mr. Yamasaki.”
(Mario Yamasaki was de scheidsrechter van de partij)

“In the referee’s opinion, just prior to the stoppage, your hands stopped defending the choke, were in mid-air, wobbly and limp, and were moving toward your waist. This is confirmed by watching the tape in super slow motion. The referee had no way to know that you were actually relaxing, engaging your core and shoulders to shrug or release the pressure and flex your neck muscles. At that point, he was in perfect position and acted to what he was seeing.”